THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-5562
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2006-5562

Sourceforge vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.0%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in include/database.php in SourceForge (aka alexandria) 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the sys_dbtype parameter.
Affected vendor
Open Source Technology Group
Affected product
Sourceforge
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2006-10-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-5562

  • Confirm whether Open Source Technology Group Sourceforge is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-5562.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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